DOMINIQUE BELLON, OBOE

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1 DOMINIQUE BELLON, OBOE CONTACT INFORMATION: EDUCATION: Doctor of Musical Arts, Oboe Performance Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2006) Major Oboe Professor: Martin Schuring Graduate Academic Scholarship, Regents Performance Scholarship and Louise Kerr Endowment Doctoral dissertation: Application of Sport Psychology to Music Performance: A Study Based on a Review of Sport Psychology Literature and Selected Interviews with Professional Musicians (Arizona State University, December 2006) Master of Music, Oboe Performance University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH (1998) Major Oboe Professor: Mark Ostoich University Graduate Scholarship Graduate studies towards: Master of Music, Oboe Performance Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA ( ) Major Oboe Professor: Mark Ostoich Bachelor of Music, Honours in Composition McGill University, Montreal, Que. (1994) Major Oboe Professor: Theodore Baskin Additional Studies: Studied piano for 14 years Continuing education in performance psychology: Audited selected University of Ottawa graduate seminars in Sport and Performance Psychology ( ): -Seminar: Consultation & Intervention 1, Prof. Penny Werthner -Performance Enhancement, Quality Living and Mental Training Consultation, Prof. Terry Orlick 1

2 UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: University of Ottawa Multidisciplinary Seminar: Performance Psychology (AMT 3100) Undergraduate 3 credit course for music and theatre students (Fall 2011) Topics in Performance: Performance Preparation and Mental Skills for Musicians (MUS 6993) Graduate seminar, 3 credits (Fall 2010) Eastern Kentucky University Special Topics in Music: Performance Psychology (MUS 510/710) Graduate/Undergraduate 2 credit course (Spring 2012, Summer 2011) Applied Oboe (lessons, reed class, studio class) Invited guest artist: leave replacement (Oct , 2011) Music Appreciation (MUH 171) Undergraduate 3 credit course (Spring 2012, Summer 2011) Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music Course Taught: Performance Awareness (mental and physical preparation of musicians) Undergraduate course, 2 credits (Fall 2006) Arizona State University Oboe and Chamber Music (Herberger College at Large) Taught oboe lessons, coached and coordinated the woodwind quintets ( ) Survey of Music History and Literature (MUS 340) Undergraduate course, 3 credits ( ) Louisiana State University Teaching Assistant for the oboe studio ( ) PERFORMING EXPERIENCE (Selection): Freelance oboist in Quebec ( , Summers , ) L Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières, I Musici de Montréal, L Opéra de Montréal, Les Productions lyriques de Gatineau, l Orchestre symphonique de Laval, l Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke, l Orchestre philharmonique du nouveau monde, L Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, and L Ensemble Montréal (professional orchestra of the Orford Arts Centre) Joint Faculty Solo Recital Eastern Kentucky University (March 2012) Solo/Chamber Music Performance Festival Montréal Baroque (June 2012, 2011) Chamber Music performance (invited guest artist) Oboe Weekend, University of Ottawa (January 22, 2012) Premiere of a commissioned work for oboe and percussion by Thomas Couvillon Kentucky Music Teachers Association Conference (October 16, 2011) 2

3 Solo performance (recital in the memory of the founder of the music program, Sr. Mary O Neil) Marianopolis College (April 2010) Solo recital and invited guest clinician (premiere of Thomas Couvillon s Aria for Oboe and Guitar) Eastern Kentucky University (Oct. 2008) Research, organized and performed French Baroque chamber music as a part of the Ceremonies for the 350 th anniversary of the Sulpiciens in Montreal (August 2007) Alternate member of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra ( ) Invited on three occasions to perform with the symphony Played principal oboe and English horn with the orchestra Principal Oboe, Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato (2004) Full time professional orchestra of the city of Guanajuato, Mexico (34 programs/year in 60 concerts) Performed in the International Cervantino festival Guest soloist on oboe and English horn, Sam Houston State University Contemporary Music Festival, Huntsville, TX (Feb. 2004) Soloist on English horn, playing Copland s Quiet City with the Arizona State University Symphony (February 2001). Tour to Portugal with the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Philharmonia Orchestra for the opening ceremonies of Expo 98 (March 1998). Participation in Music Festivals: Festival Pablo Casals Prades, France (August 2003) The Hot Springs Music Festival Hot Springs, Arkansas (June 1999 and 1996) Opera Theatre of Lucca Lucca, Italy (June-July 1998) Grandin Festival (vocal chamber music) Cincinnati, OH (August ) Orford Centre for the Arts Quebec, Canada (Summers 1999 and ) Recordings: (As orchestra player and chamber musician) Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics, Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg, conductor. Naxos American Classics (2000) Berkshires (Frederic Trobaugh s Chamber Music). Dolce Records, B00004UG20 (1997) Concertos by Arensky and Glazounov, I Musici de Montréal, YuliTurovsky, conductor.chandos B000000BOV. (1996) 3

4 LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY: Continuing training for professional performing artists and musicians 30 hour course on performance enhancement and stress reduction Offered jointly by l Union des artistes and le Centre Québécois de la musique (Associations representing professional musicians, singers, actors, TV and radio announcers and dancers in Quebec) Upcoming, June 2013 One day course on performance enhancement and stress reduction L Ampli de Québec (Career development program for professional performing artists under 35 of age) October 2012 and April 2011 Invited guest lectures and presentations Teaching Performance Psychology at the University Level The Kentucky Association of College Music Departments, Louisville, KY (February, 2013) Vaincre le trac et optimiser sa performance : la psychologie sportive pour les musiciens Collège Saint-Laurent, Montreal (December 2012) Collège régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (November 2012) Suzuki Musique Montréal (October 2012) Performance Psychology for Instrumentalists and Singers Vanier College, Montreal (September 2012) Performance Psychology for Double Reed Players International Double Reed Conference, Miami University, Ohio (July 2012) Performance Psychology for Musicians University of Western Ontario (March 2012) Sport Psychology for Musicians Musicians Health Week, McGill University (March 2011) Workshop on performance preparation and mental skills for musicians Marianopolis College, Montreal (Feb 2010 and March 2009) Visualization for Instrumentalists and Singers Performance Health Series, McGill University (Nov 2009 and March 2008) Préparation mentale des musiciens et chanteurs, basée sur les principes de la psychologie sportive Conservatoire de Gatineau (October 2009) Guest speaker on the application of sport psychology to music performance for Terry Orlick s Graduate seminar in sport and performance psychology University of Ottawa, School of Human Kinetics (Oct & Nov. 2008) Preparing Mentally for a Performance: An Introduction to the Application of Sport Psychology for Instrumentalists and Singers University of Ottawa, School of Music (Jan. 2009) Performance Health Series, McGill University (March 2009, Feb 2008) Workshop on the mental preparation for opera singers Atelier Lyrique, Opéra de Montréal (Nov. 2007) Workshop on performance preparation for oboists Oboe studio, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Nov. 2007) 4

5 OTHER OBOE/CHAMBER MUSIC TEACHING AND ADJUDICATING: Teacher: oboe, wind chamber music, performance psychology CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians) Lake MacDonald, Quebec (June 2012 and upcoming June 2013) Member of the jury for the oboe exams of the Quebec Conservatories (April 2011) Oboe clinics in the Montreal area high schools ( ) Rosemont High School, Trafalgar High School, Sacred Heart School of Montreal, Laurier Senior High School (Laval), Polyvalente de Sainte-Thérèse Master class for the oboe studio (Oct. 15, 2008) Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY Oboe and chamber music teacher (July-August ) Camp Musical d Asbestos Adjudicator of the oboe/double reeds for the Arizona All-State finals ( and ) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES: Article: How to Score: Applying Principles of Sport Psychology to Music Performance. La Scena Musicale, November Paper presentation: Applying Principles of Sport Psychology to Enhance Music Performance National Conference of College Music Society, Salt Lake City (Nov , 2007) Paper presentation: Applying Principles of Sport Psychology to Enhance Music Performance Pacific Southern Chapter of College Music Society, Tempe, AZ (March 26, 2007) Application of Sport Psychology to Music Performance: A Study Based on a Review of Sport Psychology Literature and Selected Interviews with Professional Musicians Oregon Microform Publications in Sport and Human Performance (April 2007; vol. 20, no. 1) Article/Interview Mental Preparation for Performance: An Interview of Florent Charreyre. (Interview in French with English translation by author) Double Reed (summer 2006). Article/Interview The Bozzini String Quartet. Le Musicien Amateur The Amateur Musician(fall 2004). ACTIVITIES IN COMPOSITION: Premiered my piece Ton Visage, for soprano and oboe Baton Rouge Art Gallery (1996) Composer-in-Residence for the Wind Symphony at McGill University ( ) The ensemble premiered my piece: "Winds of Color and Energy" (1995) Performance of my work Echanges for flute, piano and double bass Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal. Was broadcasted by CBC (1995). Performance of my piece The Bear and the Mouse at educational concerts Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (1994). 5